Chapter 688: The Enemy Met Again

"Did you sell the Blood Holy Grail to him?"

"Of course not, the sin he provided was not enough. The vampire was very dissatisfied, so I fought with him."

The black thin humanoid creature laughed, as if a mouthful of sticky phlegm was stuck in its throat.

As for the result of the fight, it goes without saying.

"You didn't kill the other party? Oh, you don't look like such a kind person."

"Why kill him? In this place, life is not worth money. The vampire bore new sin to let me let him go, and I even told him the method to obtain that grail with the least sin. Oh, guest, in this place, the transaction of sin can almost realize all wishes."

The transaction of the 【Sin Mansion】 can be giving one's own sin, or bearing new sin. This can naturally achieve the theoretical "balance of payments", but multiple transactions are highly likely to lead to the ending of "meeting the master of the Sin Mansion" or "getting lost", so if one can maintain sanity, choosing to leave directly is the correct approach.

"Wait a minute, you fought... the first vibration that occurred in the mansion, wouldn't it be because..."

Xia De narrowed his eyes slightly, and the black thin creature made an uncomfortable laugh from its throat again:

"Yes, it was because of us. He fought with the trader here, causing the interior of the mansion to generate hostility toward all guests."

Xia De immediately gritted his teeth and turned his head to look at the door:

"So that's how it is! No wonder he ran so fast! I knew it, this definitely wasn't caused by me... but if Armand Bernhard is here, then who was it that detonated the flames on the first floor just now and seriously injured that man with a face full of black hair?"

No matter who detonated the flames on the first floor, Xia De didn't intend to leave this room immediately. Since he met the trader, it would be better to conduct some transactions.

And when he expressed such a willingness, the black thin creature immediately said in an exaggerated tone:

"I guess, you must be a more generous guest than that vampire just now."

"No need to praise me, do you have this?"

Xia De found the 【Pirate's Blood Money】 from his pocket, and the creature in front nodded immediately:

"Blood money, of course I have it, but guest, how many do you want?"

"How many do you have?"

"There is one in the mansion's treasury, and I also have a personal collection. If you want, I can give you a very favorable price... how about you bear 1.1 units of perfect 【Sloth】 for me?"

Although it sounds like a small number, "perfect" level sin is enough to change the personality of an ordinary person. Even for a Ringed Shushi, bearing so much sin will definitely affect their own soul. Although there is a probability of obtaining a Spirit Rune because of this, "sin" is a very serious source of pollution, and even if the soul is strong enough, one cannot easily introduce this degree of filth.

"Although those two blood coins are relics, your asking price is too high. Can it be a little less? I feel 0.1 units is okay."

Xia De tried to bargain, but the creature standing by the window shook its head and didn't even intend to bargain.

"Then how about changing 【Sloth】 to 【Gluttony】? I am even willing to bear more."

Xia De's Gluttony originated from that evil god 【Lord of Blood Feast】, and for him, no amount of sin is a problem.

But the creature by the window still shook its head.

"Shouldn't you give me a chance to bargain?"

This time, that black thin big-eared guy finally opened its mouth, and those turbid eyes looked at Xia De:

"If you agree to this transaction, I can give you this lamp."

It pointed to the kerosene lamp hanging on the bamboo pole. Its style looked very similar to the one in the hand of the old man who led Xia De in, but it was more ancient.

"The flame in the lamp cannot be given to you; this lamp can collect fire seeds, and even the most powerful flame cannot destroy it."

That is to say, the function of this lamp is only to collect flames, and if converted into a relic level, it should be the lowest 【Poet-level】.

"No, no, no, what do I want this lamp for? How about this, I will bear 1.1 units of 【Sloth】 for you, and you give me two coins... in addition, tell me the method to leave the 【Sin Mansion】 under the current situation."

He thought the other party would still disagree, but unexpectedly it hesitated for a moment and actually nodded:

"Okay."

"Hmm?"

This made Xia De puzzled instead, but that black thin guy stared at him with eyes that were terrifyingly large:

"Do you want to go back on your word?"

"No, the transaction can be done now."

The transaction of the 【Sin Mansion】 cannot be lied about. This point is probably the only advantage of this ghost place.

First, Xia De handed the parchment recording his own sin to the other party. After both sides confirmed, the trader wrote the words 【1.1 units of Sloth · Perfect】 on it with a pen.

Almost at the same time, Xia De felt his own abnormality. Whisper elements were increasing abnormally, and at the same time, it felt as if someone reached out and touched his internal organs directly, a feeling of stepping on excrement in an alley, making a look of disgust appear on his face, but this change did indeed give him strength.

Two contradictory moods appeared in Xia De's heart at the same time. And the more intuitive influence was that the influence of the 【Sin Mansion】 on him increased again. The originally slight headache was now even stronger than the pain in his wrist when he had a fracture just now. This building is accepting him, and when this acceptance reaches a certain limit, he will officially become a part of the relic.

"I don't feel that my personality has a problem for the time being, it's a pity that I can't use 【Dark Dungeon】 to see the shadow under the trapdoor..."

He thought in his heart, spread his palms, and let the trader put the two blood coins in his palm.

"What about the method to leave?"

"The normal method cannot leave now, but there are still two abnormal methods."

It grinned and revealed its yellow teeth, extending two thick and short black fingers:

"First, go to the third floor and repent to the master of the mansion, and you can leave. Second, go to the underground wine cellar, there is a secret passage in the wine cellar, but that road is not easy to walk, the souls of sin will guard the road and will not allow you to leave easily."

It paused:

"Moreover, the master recently entertained a distinguished guest and is drinking wine in the wine cellar. If you don't want to die quickly, don't pay attention to any other existence in the wine cellar."

Xia De frowned. Although the two coins were obtained, the two methods of leaving didn't sound very reliable. In the end, fearing the power of the master of the mansion, Xia De decided to leave through the basement. After all, facing anything was safer than facing the master inside a location-type relic.

He didn't delay any longer, left from the room, and went straight through the stairs to the first floor. During this period, he didn't bump into the tall humanoid creature with a face full of black hair and holding two sharp blades again.

After arriving at the first floor, the degree of distortion of the corridor was even more severe than the two floors above. Moreover, there were traces of being scorched everywhere on the carpet, walls, and oil painting lamps, and there was a burnt smell in the air. The residual heat after the fire had not completely subsided. It was as if a gas explosion had really happened here just now. Even if the location-type relic itself is not easily changed in its internal style by external forces, it was still greatly affected:

"There should be guests other than me and Armand Bernhard on the first floor, and the other party is stronger than the two of us combined."

The entrance to the underground wine cellar needs to go around from the corridor in front of the mansion to the corridor behind.

He looked up at the scorched ceiling and wasn't too curious, but walked quickly forward along the corridor. The big fire that happened on the first floor just now was really amazing. In the cracks of the wall, there were even embers remaining, and those fire stars that were sometimes dark and sometimes bright proved that the fire that burned all this was definitely not a normal flame.

"Could it be a relic-level flame..."

The heavy footsteps coming from the front interrupted Xia De's thinking. At the turn of the corridor, that tall humanoid creature with a face full of black hair and holding two sharp blades appeared again.

Moreover, his injuries were not only completely healed, but even black patterns like rune chains appeared on his skin. This appearance was very similar to when Xia De devoured the flesh and blood of 【Desire】 under the Aurora Mansion, all representing the power of sin.

"Doesn't this mean I can't beat him even more?"

Xia De turned around and wanted to run, but the kitchen knife that had turned pitch-black had already flown over.

"Space Stabilization Halo - Lagley's Jump!"

The power to stabilize space and the power to transcend space were used almost at the same time. Xia De's body instantly moved less than half a meter to the right, letting that terrifying kitchen knife fly past his scalp.

"I'm not without the power of sin!"

The monster in the distance extended its hand, and the kitchen knife embedded in the floor behind Xia De flew back again. But when the knife passed by Xia De's side, Xia De held the sword with both hands and knocked the knife down with a "clang".

While the opponent was trying to summon this knife back into his hand again, Xia De took a deep breath and let the Fate Ring behind him appear completely. This is the most powerful combat state:

"Chain of Sin!"

The pitch-black chain that seemed capable of absorbing light spread out from the sleeve. With a clattering sound, it wrapped around the trembling kitchen knife. And as the kitchen knife was summoned back into the enemy's hand, the chain wrapping the hilt also extended to the opponent's front.

The chain was as agile as a tentacle, wrapping around the opponent's right wrist from the hilt. Before the other hand could tear off this chain, the chain had already wrapped around that arm covered in black hair.

"It works!"

The spirit in the body was flowing rapidly, which meant that the imprisonment had taken effect. Although it only wrapped around one of the opponent's arms, the enemy's strength was clearly weakening.

Both sides used this chain to wrestle with each other, and the sin runes representing 【Greed】 and 【Gluttony】 on the chain trembled constantly under the two forces.

Xia De hoped to let the chain wrap around the opponent's whole body, while the man with a face full of black hair was obviously trying to pull Xia De over and then give him a knife.

"That's it—Moonlight!" ===== CHAPTER 689 =====